Hill meadow
A modern American coinage combining the Welsh word 'bryn', meaning hill, with the English suffix 'lea', meaning meadow or clearing. It represents a contemporary trend of blending traditional Celtic roots with nature-inspired English endings.
Less common today
Brynlea isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,639 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
